New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The University of Kings College, windsor, Nova
Scotia Is the oldest Of all the British North American
colleges. The regal charter under which It was
founded In 1873 explicitly provides that fs acadenca
habits shall be the those Of the University
OF Oxford And its encenia Is conducted every year
with all the pomp and circumstance OF an Oxford
cncenia. The Rev. Dr. Isaac Brock Ox0n., Ii the
president
Scene at q Observation-Disclosures Ito guest who has just
finished eatng'An thing clse can help You TO- sir
Naiter-Everything satisfactory
Watep-service all that could be desredf
Guest,-Good enough. Goes out? Wonder what
Waifer-Tho old wooier-heaslod skimninti He
wouldn't take hintl-tBoston Transcript.
John s. spofon writes to " The Syracuse Standard
account Of accomplished rattesnaie which used
belong to his father. 81 remember" says Mr.. Nor
row. "as II 1t yesterday, how one Monday morn
ing the ciothesline fen into the fire and mother feii
very provokd having anything to dry her wash
Ing on. Wei our Cd snake went and stretched him
self between the boughs Of two apple trees where
mother always tied her clothesline to, and she goi
along with him frstclass." better Illustration than
this Of the kindly and accommodating disposition oi
tbe lower animals is not often afforded. The present
p0stoiee address Of this snake Is not mentioned Can
it be that Is living in the boots Of Morrow Or Spot
fordl
Among the steerage passengers arriving here from
Europe the other day was q brswny son of the En-
eraId Isle hose knowledge Of American geography
was decidedly limited As he crossed the gang
plank he accosted gentleman standing on the wharf
with tho query, HOWL / get to Nsw-Yorxl' the
himself as there were several ways Of going 10 the
metropolis. "How far is itT was the second qIes-
ton. "About 200 miles, was the rcpiy. Mother
OF Moses" came the startled ejaculation, "hOw viii
ever walk that1" He had evidently bought q
passarc ticket for Boston, thinking the two citiss
coutigu0us.-Boston Budget.
A young Methodist preacher entering upon
new field Of labor spring, found himself for the
first time In possession Of garden-or the material
for making one. He determined to raise all the veg
etabes required fur home consumption, and to DO all
the work himself; the exercise would DO good TOR
him He had hal no experience but was Close OBJ
server He had snd heard Of hills Of corn and
potato hills. 30 he reared bis mounds Of earth at
the regulation distance apart and inserted the seed
near tho top The sufficiently high last
week to be uprooted by the wind. but the potatoes
do not appear to have grown at all. The reverend
gentleman doesn't understand It. He knows no fol
lowed the approved plan.
Omaha Dame-Don't you think IT is about time
the title ady" bestowed only whore &c belongs
Omaha Philosopher~I certainly do, madam. No
word in the LANGUAGE 4 90 msrsec; >, ,on ,,,.,n
only give clear and comprehensive definition of the
torn I win do my share toward making Il public ,;
"A lsdy, madam. Il a human being OF the iemi !.
nine condor who ia not afraid 10 be called WOMAN
-(Omaha World
Jews arc raising money for the purpose Of saving
Rslch the murderer. Tho Jews SUCH" IL says,
shave no interest in saving the lin Of beariless mur
derer n he be jew twenty times over again rhore
may be some cranls who hope To- rlc into popularity
with some people by APPEAL TO false sontF
mentality Of few over sensitive Jews; that Is AL
II jew commits q murder tho quicker he u hanged
the better II IA fur the vndcxion Of tho law rs well
as tho good nane OF the Jews To save q mruderers
lIfe docs not wipe out tho disga AGO OF Jew being
maDslayer."
II Is rather humfating to be asked by Bostonian
n Won hnve read me poetry OF George Gordon, and on
renIyinQ In tho negative To be met with superior
sndle and the exclamation: "What never Ieah
~ ronin-sringheld Union.
Tho editor Of ''The webster,s N. CO weekly" thus
apologizes for tho appearance of so much original
gray mauaep id q rssent Issue OF his paper: Or
shears are sadly need of sharpening. The rvet Is
loose aud when Try to clip article they wObblo
Through the PAPER like turkey -g0bbler with sun
stroke. and crate with mearthiy sound The
process OF cutting has become dsasreeable that
we have been forced to put in murc original matter
Of late"
Tho Fourth Of July celebrated In West Chems-
ford Mass, the hume VI the Ros. Or. Samuel
Virgin. OF this city, by the laying Of the corner
Stone Uf new church edlice nr. Virgin delivered
"a thoughtful address The relation uf the country
village to- National prosperity
Etiuuette says: "The husbands card should al
ways accompany that of his wife upon all forma!
Occasuns.n We don't know much about the game.
but Il strikes that II the wife holds both bowers
and the AGO, backed by coupe OF g00u sde carns
she might venture ~ play 1t alone without any as
aistanoo from her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald